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Mt. Hope Cemetery Exhibit at Raleigh City Museum- May 2022
RCCP collaborated with the City of Raleigh Museum to help fund and research a traveling exhibit about those interred at Mt. Hope, a public African American cemetery. The exhibit was launched at the museum this summer and uses a QR code to access an audio tour of the cemetery. RCCP’s
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Indy Week covers Juneteenth gathering at City Cemetery
On June 19, 2020 a group of Raleigh citizens gathered to pay respect to the enslaved people interred at City Cemetery. Not a “celebration” of Juneteenth, but a quiet tribute by volunteers who came to clear debris from about 30 headstones. Follow this link to read the whole story.
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